Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Bergenia stracheyi (Hook.f. & Thomson) Engl. |
Bibliography | Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 26: 842 (1868) |
Native Range | e. Afghanistan to sw. Tibet |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 2300-5000m |
Description | leaves basal, obovate, on both faces glabrous, ciliate, serrate, obtuse, flowers in cyme, sepals glandular hirsute, petals spathulate, about 1cm long |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | red |
Bloom | summer, autumn |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. over 1 year, 13-16°C division in spring and fall |
Synonyms | Bergenia gorbunowii B. Fedtsch. Bergenia milesii Stein Saxifraga milesii Leichtlin ex Baker Bergenia stracheyi var. alba Regel Saxifraga stracheyi Hook.f. & Thomson |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TZK Tadzhikistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (NEP Nepal, PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |